City of Milwaukee / Fire Operations Bureau / Firefighter
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
183 employees hold this title in Fire Operations Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $90,366, below the department median of $112,100.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 183 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compare departments
Firefighter is held in 2 City of Milwaukee departments. In Fire Operations Bureau, the median of $90,366 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Firefighter role in other City of Milwaukeedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $91,155 ranks #8 of 20. See Firefighter across all of City of Milwaukee →
Median total compensation for comparable Firefighterroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Samuel Pierce holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,180.
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Ross Schmidt works as a Firefighter for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Ross earned $128,893 in 2025.
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Craig Parello works as a Firefighter for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Craig earned $127,313 in 2025.
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Daniel Disimile works as a Firefighter for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $126,682 in 2025.
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Dennis Gross works as a Firefighter for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Dennis earned $126,496 in 2019.
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Nicholas Roszak works as a Firefighter for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $124,799 in 2025.
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Donald Pichotta Jr is a Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $124,500.
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Thomas Wellinghoff is a Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $124,182.
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Joshua Roemer is a Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,824.
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Logan Dietsche is a Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,434.
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Jeremy Felsecker holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,314.
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Thadeus Wagner is a Firefighter at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $122,112.